Brian and Margaret explained

Screenplay:	James Graham
Director:	Stephen Frears
Country:	United Kimgdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	2
Executive Producer:	Sarah Monteith Delyth Scudamore Rupert Majendie
Producer:	Dan Winch
Network:	Channel 4

Brian and Margaret is an upcoming two-part Channel 4 docu-series starring Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.

Premise

The series depicts the final television interview of soon-to-be-outgoing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and journalist Brian Walden which took place in 1989, and from which their friendship never recovered.^[1]

Cast

• Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher
• Steve Coogan as Brian Walden
• Emma Sidi as Sue Richardson
• Ivan Kaye as Nigel Lawson
• Ross Armstrong as John Wakefield
• Karan Gill as Vinay Ahmed

Production

The series is from Baby Cow Productions. It is directed by Stephen Frears and written by James Graham, with Steve Coogan starring as television interviewer Brian Walden and Harriet Walter co-starring as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. It has Sarah Monteith, Delyth Scudamore and Rupert Majendie as executive producers while Dan Winch is series producer.^[2] The cast also includes Emma Sidi, Ross Armstrong, Karan Gill and Ivan Kaye.^{[3] [4]}

First look images from the production with Coogan and Walter in character were released by Channel 4 in October 2024.^[5]

Broadcast

The two-part series is expected to be broadcast on Channel 4 in 2025.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: First look at ‘Brian and Margaret’, a Channel 4 drama depicting former PM Thatcher's final ever TV interview. Evening Standard. 2 October 2024. Sian. Baldwin. 1 October 2024.
2. Web site: Max . Goldbart. 14 June 2024. ‘Succession’ Star Harriet Walter To Play Margaret Thatcher In ‘Frost/Nixon’-Style Channel 4 Drama From Stephen Frears, James Graham, Steve Coogan. June 14, 2024.
3. Web site: First Look At Channel 4’s Brian and Margaret. Country and Townhouse. 18 October 2024. Olivia. Emily. 2 October 2024.
4. Web site: ‘Oh god I’m Sue Gray – don’t, I’m cringing’: comic Emma Sidi brings the embattled civil servant to the stage. The Guaridan. 18 October 2024. Rachel. Aroesti. 18 October 2024.
5. Web site: First Look At ‘Succession’s Harriet Walter As Margaret Thatcher In Channel 4’s ‘Brian & Margaret’. Deadline Hollywood. 2 October 2024. Jake . Kanter. October 1, 2024.
6. Web site: Radio Times. Channel 4 reveals first-look images of Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher in Brian and Margaret. James. Hibbs. 2 October 2024. 2 October 2024.